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» Continued from Page 34 er format rolls, we can send them out ry for them, because they’ve got their baggie full of 35 mm rolls of film. She
for processing,” Hrabok said. “As far as life on their (phone or computer), and said they were of her daughter from
In addition, Brandon Photographics printing, we can print from just about if it crashes, it’s heartbreaking to think birth to age two and that she would
is the only place in the Wheat City that anything.” about – it could be gone in an instant,” like them processed and printed. Every
processes film in-house. Surprising- The business enjoys a lot of patrons she said. single roll was blank. They hadn’t been
ly, given the ubiquitousness of phone who are committed to having their It’s been said that the current gener- loaded properly into the camera and
cameras, the number of folks wanting photos printed, something that Hrabok ation is the most photographed in his- she had nothing. Worse yet, that child
to have film processed is on the rise. strongly advises. She’s a big believer in tory, but there aren’t any actual pictures had nothing. At that point there isn’t
“There are a few different reasons albums, because the photos are accessi- of them, because everything is in digital anything you can do.”
why people are shooting film,” Hrabok ble and tangible and always at the ready. format. Sometimes, printed photos are When asked by customers what
said. “Some may have a really nice film While she acknowledged that prints can very necessary. she would recommend for archiving,
camera and not want to switch unless also be lost or burned or susceptible to “At the beginning of September, I took Hrabok says USB is likely the most re-
something happens to it. There are other sorts of mishaps, they’re still one note of how many parents came to the liable format, given the changes in the
some people who don’t have a camera of the best ways to ensure your memo- store in a panic, or emailed us some- digital realm that take place on an al-
and just need to take a few photos, so ries are preserved. thing quick from their phone because most daily basis.
they’ll purchase a disposable camera. “We have a group of people who are their kids were going back to school and “If you think back to older com-
Then there are the people who were very dedicated to printing,” Hrabok needed images for projects.” puters, they had a USB port,” she said.
born into digital, but think it’s pretty in- said. “You see them once a month. They Hrabok said her unwavering belief in “Computers are still made with these
teresting to go back and shoot film.” have everything they’ve shot, and it’s all printed photos has only been under- ports. So as long as nothing happens to
The shop can develop 35, 110 and 126 catalogued. They get (multiple copies), lined by what she’s seen happen to peo- that stick, it seems to be a format that
mm C-41 film. because one is for them, one is for their ple who haven’t kept up with printing. has hung around while others have
“If a customer brings us something parents and one is for each of their kids. “The worst thing I ever encountered gone by the wayside.”
odd, like black and white, slides or larg- “The people who don’t print – I wor- was a lady who came in with a Ziplock
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